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To think, when the day began with good Mets news at Citi Field, it felt natural. Like a marathoner knocking off a crisp, 12-mile run in preparation for the next race. Alas, we should know by now that with this baseball team, even a 60-game sprint will be a marathon. When Jacob deGrom didn’t emerge …
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When spring training was suspended in March, the Mets were still trying to configure their rotation and get multiple rehabbing players ready for the season. More than three months later, as they prepare to resume workouts next week — this time at Citi Field with MCU Park in Brooklyn as a potential overflow site — …
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The Mets were the accidental contenders of 2019. When they tried, they failed. When they surrendered, they succeeded. Brodie Van Wagenen provided the words. In January 2019, before even his first spring training as GM, he assessed the Mets as the NL East favorites and challenged the rest of the division to “come get us.” …
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There are only so many Opening Days. Only so many first ones, like Luis Rojas was going to experience at Citi Field on Thursday. Only so many when you think you have a stacked team, like Aaron Boone believed he possessed. In separate conversations with The Post, both men said they still think there is …
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Baseball may be on hiatus, but Pete Alonso still managed to hit it out of the park for one Amazin’ fan in need of a boost. The All-Star slugger brought cancer-stricken and lifelong Mets fanatic Kathleen Selig to happy tears on Wednesday by sending her an encouraging video over social media. Selig recently learned she …
To think, when the day began with good Mets news at Citi Field, it felt natural. Like a marathoner knocking off a crisp, 12-mile run in preparation for the next race. Alas, we should know by now that with this baseball team, even a 60-game sprint will be a marathon. When Jacob deGrom didn’t emerge …
